Olympus E-1 vs Olympus VR-320

Below is a thorough assessment of the Olympus E-1 and Olympus VR-320, one being a Pro DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are manufactured by Olympus. There exists a crucial gap among the resolutions of the E-1 (5MP) and VR-320 (14MP) and the E-1 (Four Thirds) and VR-320 (1/2.3") offer totally different sensor sizing.

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The E-1 was released 8 years earlier than the VR-320 and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-1 being a Large SLR camera and the Olympus VR-320 being a Compact camera.

Before going right into a in-depth comparison, here is a quick highlight of how the E-1 grades versus the VR-320 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-1 and Olympus VR-320. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus E-1 Gallery and Olympus VR-320 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to lug around your camera frequently, you should consider its weight and volume. The Olympus E-1 offers outside measurements of 141mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") and a weight of 735 grams (1.62 lbs) and the Olympus VR-320 has sizing of 101mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 158 grams (0.35 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you are employing during that time. Here is a front view over all size comparison of the E-1 and the VR-320.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-1 and VR-320 is 59 and 94 respectively.

Typically, it is tough to envision the gap in sensor measurements purely by checking out technical specs. The visual here will help provide you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the E-1 and VR-320.

As you have seen, the two cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-1 featuring a larger sensor will make achieving shallower DOF simpler and the Olympus VR-320 will produce more detail as a result of its extra 9 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop photos more aggressively. The older E-1 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.